Surface characterization is important for determining how materials interact with their environment. Researchers rely on their understanding of how surfaces behave in order to improve the performance of materials being incorporated ...
Nanophysics
Dec 15, 2015
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Second home owners in the South West believe they have an overwhelmingly positive impact on the region, generating opportunities for employment and boosting the economy.
Economics & Business
Dec 15, 2015
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Imagine you're in a city you don't know, and need to find the way to the train station. You ask a stranger in the street, and she answers: "Walk east for 144ft, turn right towards the main road for 26ft, continue straight ...
Software
Dec 15, 2015
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ESO telescopes have provided an international team of astronomers with the gift of the third dimension in a plus-sized hunt for the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe—galaxy clusters. Observations ...
Astronomy
Dec 15, 2015
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For the first time, scientists can observe the first two to three days of a mouse embryo's life, as it develops from a fertilised egg up to the stage when it would implant in its mother's uterus, thanks to a new light sheet ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 15, 2015
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Christmas holidays play a critical role in preventing teacher burnout and exhaustion, according to a new study by academics at City University London.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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Can ocean currents be replicated in a laboratory? The answer is yes, according to researchers at the Bjerknes Centre in Bergen and the University of Stavanger (UiS). They have constructed a 4.5 m high loop of plastic pipes, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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Think people know when you're being sarcastic? Yeah, right.
Computer Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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Carbon dioxide gives soda its fizz and champagne its sparkle. But increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to human activities can cause the Earth to warm and oceans to acidify at alarming rates.
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2015
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Mars represents something of a conundrum for scientists. In many respects, it is significantly different from Earth. It's cold, it's dry, there is little atmosphere or precipitation to speak of, and nothing grows there. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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